It’s really weird to look at our store and see just one item! But there it is: Missouri Shot Glass + Story by Jonathan Lethem. And the auction closes in less than 24 hours … who will end up with … Continue reading
Yesterday I said we had an idea for Significant Objects Volume 2 — or at least the start of an idea. In a nutshell: What if we had writers invent Significance for a new set of objects, this time with … Continue reading
Thanks again to all who participated in our Six-Word Contest in Conjunction with SmithMag.net. And while I’m at it: Thanks, SmithMag.net! We published our winner yesterday: Read (and bid!) here. It was, of course, an excruciating choice. Peruse the 400+ … Continue reading
We’ll be posting the SmithMag/Significant Objects Six Word Contest winner momentarily, and publishing the five runners-up tomorrow. There were about 430 submissions, which make for fun reading, here. Once again it was a very tough choice, so big thanks to … Continue reading
Later today we’ll publish the winner of our Six-Word Contest with SmithMag. And later this week we’ll post our 100th Significant Object. And then what? People have been asking: Is there a way to keep Significant Objects going in some … Continue reading
Coming up this week: Objects No. 95 through 100 — 0ur final batch of stories! Including the winner of our Six-Word Contest with SmithMag.net, plus Jonathan Lethem, and more. Your last chance to acquire one of the Original 100 Significant … Continue reading
Around 400 six-word stories about the lighter-that-looks-like-a-small-poolball so far. Pretty fun reading. Deadline is 8 pm Eastern tonight; we’ll pick a winner and publish early next week. Read/enter/do both: here.
If it’s before 11:40 a.m. Eastern, then consider this post a notice that at least one and maybe both of us will be on The Brian Lehrer show on WNYC at that time. If it’s 11:40 or after, and you’re … Continue reading
The auction for the BBQ Sauce Jar + (Slate Contest Winner) Matthew J. Wells Story ends today. Right at the moment the bidding is at $54, which is impressive. Interestingly, the S.O. shop account tells me that 26 eBayers are … Continue reading
Aggregate cost of objects, sold so far: $112.02 Aggregate sales, post-Significance: $2,857.22 Coming up this week: If you haven’t already, you will enter our Six Word Contest with SmithMag, and perhaps join the ranks of Significant Objects contributors as a … Continue reading
It’s always interesting when our writers blog about Significant Objects, because they give us new insights about our own project. And sometimes it also gives a little look behind the scenes on any given writer-object relationship. It so happens that … Continue reading
Earlier this morning I checked in on the progress of our Six Words Significant Objects contest, in collaboration with SmithMag. In its first 24 hours, the contest has attracted 144 submissions. Josh notes that this works out to a story … Continue reading
We couldn’t be more thrilled with the creative results of our contest in partnership with Slate (600+ entries), and the economic results are looking good, too: As I type, bidding on the Bar-B-Q Jar + Story by Matthew J. Wells … Continue reading
Aggregate cost of objects, sold so far: $111.03 Aggregate sales, post-Significance: $2,718.22 Coming up this week: Yes, yes, the Slate contest winner. Sorry for the delay! Recent reactions from elsewhere: Jawbone.TV assesses the project (and its relationship to advertising, among … Continue reading
As you know, the winners of all our auctions receive a copy of their Significant Object’s invented story. Usually that story is told only in words, so presentation is straightforward: a printout. The objects for sale now in our shop … Continue reading
Back in mid-September, we paused to assess our list of published stories (and concluded auctions) to see which 10 objects have sold for the most money to date. In part this was to see if the exercise would help us … Continue reading
Aggregate cost of objects, sold so far: $101.05. Aggregate sales, post-Significance: $2,434.22 Coming up this week: In yet another astoundingly cool collaboration, Significant Objects teams up this week with The Center For Cartoon Studies. That’s right — in a special … Continue reading
Don’t sleep, people: The deadline for our Significant Objects Story Contest is fast approaching: Submit a 500-word story featuring the object pictured above (a barbecue sauce jar) by Friday Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. That’s tomorrow! As a reminder, our … Continue reading
